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Mil Mi‑171E
in AR Fuerza Aerea Argentina

Argentine Air Force

Del'd 2 · Service : 2011 to present

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Two aircraft delivered in November 2011 for Antarctic support. Three more are in option.

On December 20, 2013 and supported by the Argentine Navy, Coast Guard and the Chilean Air Force, they made their first crossing between Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego and Marambio on the Antarctic peninsula ( ~ 767m / 1234km ) to participate in the 2014 Summer Campaign. They returned to mainland continent in March 2014. This mission is repeated every year since then. Previously Bell 212 transported by C-130 performed the resupply of the bases.

After the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the two aircraft remained grounded due to struggles in securing foreign maintenance.

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2011- VII Brigada Aerea

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Airframes (2)

RegModelC/NBuilt
H-94mi-171e171E00032105701U
H-95mi-171e171E00032105702U